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* [[Theodor Geiger]] (1891–1952), German sociologist |
* [[Theodor Geiger]] (1891–1952), German sociologist |
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* [[Wilhelm Geiger]] (1856-1943), German Orientalist and father of Hans Geiger |
* [[Wilhelm Geiger]] (1856-1943), German Orientalist and father of Hans Geiger |
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* [[Lothar Geiger]]] (1959 - ) German Photographer |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Geiger is a German[1] or French[2] surname. In the German language Geiger means "violin player."[3]
People with this surname
- Abraham Geiger (1810–1874), German reform rabbi
- Arno Geiger (born 1968), Austrian writer
- Emily Geiger (born about 1760), legendary heroine of the American Revolutionary War
- Gary Geiger (1937-1996), Major League Baseball player
- Hans Geiger (1882–1945), inventor of the Geiger counter and son of Wilhelm Geiger
- Harold Geiger (1884-1927) pioneer in Army aviation and ballooning
- Hermann Geiger (1914–1966), Swiss pilot
- H.R. Giger (1940–2014), Swiss painter, sculptor and set designer best known for his design work on the film Alien
- Jacob Casson Geiger (1885–1981), American public health physician
- Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805–1880), Viennese court painter
- John Geiger (1875-1956), American rower
- Ludwig Geiger (1848–1919), German literary historian
- Lazarus Geiger (1829–1870), German philologist and philosopher
- Matt Geiger (born 1969), American basketball player
- Margarethe Geiger , (1783–1809), German artist
- Michael Geiger (born 1960), German association football player
- Nick Geiger, (born 1952) Australian rugby league footballer
- Nikolaus Geiger (1849–1897), German sculptor and painter
- Philipp Lorenz Geiger (1785–1836), German botanist, chemist and pharmacist
- Reinold Geiger (born 1947), Austrian businessman
- Roy Geiger (1885–1947), United States Marine Corps general
- Rudolf Geiger (1894–1981), German meteorologist and climatologist
- Teddy Geiger (born 1988), American singer and guitarist
- Theodor Geiger (1891–1952), German sociologist
- Wilhelm Geiger (1856-1943), German Orientalist and father of Hans Geiger
- Lothar Geiger] (1959 - ) German Photographer